bruise in English dictionary

  • bruise

    Meanings and definitions of "bruise"

    • (transitive) To strike (a person), originally with something flat or heavy, but now specifically in such a way as to discolour the skin without breaking it.
    • (transitive) To damage the skin of (fruit), in an analogous way.
    • (intransitive) Of fruit, to gain bruises through being handled roughly.
    • (intransitive, medicine) To bruise easily.
    • (medicine) A purplish mark on the skin due to leakage of blood from capillaries under the surface that have been damaged by a blow.
    • A dark mark on fruit caused by a blow to its surface.
    • noun
      (medicine)
      A purplish mark on the skin due to leakage of blood from capillaries under the surface that have been damaged by a blow.
    • noun
      A dark mark on fruit caused by a blow to its surface.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To strike (a person), originally with something flat or heavy, but now specifically in such a way as to discolour the skin without breaking it.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To damage the skin of (fruit), in an analogous way.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      Of fruit, to gain bruises through being handled roughly.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To become bruised.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To fight with the fists; to box.
    • strike (a person), giving them a bruise
    • cause fruit to bruise
    • of fruit, to gain bruises
    • medical: to get bruised
    • medical: mark on the skin
    • mark on fruit
    • Injury to biological tissue, generally caused by an impact, in which the capillaries are damaged, allowing blood to seep into the surrounding tissue.
    • To injure, esp. without breaking the skin.
    • bruise (internal)
    • A collection of blood in the body tissue outside the blood vessels
    • noun
      an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration
    • verb
      break up into small pieces for food preparation; "bruise the berries with a wooden spoon and strain them"
    • verb
      damage (plant tissue) by abrasion or pressure; "The customer bruised the strawberries by squeezing them"
    • verb
      hurt the feelings of; "She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests"; "This remark really bruised my ego"
    • verb
      injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of; "I bruised my knee"

    Synonyms of "bruise" in English dictionary

    raise, provoke, crush are the top synonyms of "bruise" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of bruise

    • bruise ( third-person singular simple present bruises, present participle bruising, simple past and past participle bruised)
    • bruise ( plural  bruises)
    • lp  liczba pojedyncza bruise, lm  liczba mnoga bruises
    • bruise (plural bruises)
    • bruise (third-person singular simple present bruises, present participle bruising, simple past and past participle bruised)
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